Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions
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Written questions
Child Poverty TaskforceCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13376More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions the child poverty taskforce has had with medical professionals.
Answer: The Child Poverty Taskforce understands the importance of children’s health in tackling child poverty. In December, children's health will be discussed at the external experts meeting as part of strategy development for ensuring low-income families are ab...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFerries: Channel IslandsDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions officials in her Department have had with the (a) States of Jersey, (b) States of Guernsey, (c) ferry operators and (d) trade unions on the long term provision of ferry services from (i)
Answer: Maritime officials within the Department have had no discussions on the long-term provision of ferry services from (i) Poole and (ii) Portsmouth to the Channel Islands. Ferry services are predominantly run on a commercial basis without UK government inter...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPolling Stations: Visual ImpairmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will ensure that (a) audio and (b) tactile solutions are available at polling stations to enable (i) blind and (ii) partially sighted voters to vote (A) indepen
Answer: I refer my hon Friend to the answer given to Question UIN 10319 on 29 October 2024.
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDuchy of Cornwall and Duchy of LancasterTreasuryTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12856More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will have discussions with the Royal Household on the administration of the Duchies of (a) Cornwall and (b) Lancaster.
Answer: The Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster are private estates, and neither Duchy manages public money. The government has a limited number of functions in relation to their administration, prescribed by Acts of Parliament.
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: HospicesTreasuryTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12815More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, if she will make it her policy to exempt hospices from the increase in employers’ National Insurance Contributions.
Answer: Resource spending for the Department of Health and Social Care is set to increase by £22.6 billion in 2025-26 compared to 2023-24 outturn, providing a real-terms growth rate of 4% for the NHS, the largest since before 2010 excluding Covid-19 years. The Go...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGreyhound RacingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of banning greyhound racing in England.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Eastleigh, Liz Jarvis, on 18 September 2024, PQ 5214.
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordVeterans: FireworksDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of fireworks on veterans (a) with PTSD and (b) experiencing other war-related mental health trauma.
Answer: No assessment has been made of the potential impact of fireworks on veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or any other mental health condition.Recognising the particular challenges that veterans face, NHS England has commissioned several services f...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFireworks: SafetyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of the Fireworks Regulations 2004 to protect (a) people and (b) animals from the negative impact of fireworks.
Answer: Most people use fireworks in a responsible, safe, and appropriate manner and there are laws in place to address situations where fireworks are misused. The current regulatory framework is designed to support people to enjoy fireworks whilst lowering the r...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFireworks: SafetyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) restricting the sale of fireworks to licensed retails and (b) lowering the noise limit of fireworks to 90 decibels.
Answer: Most people use fireworks in a responsible, safe, and appropriate manner and there are laws in place to address situations where fireworks are misused. The current regulatory framework is designed to support people to enjoy fireworks whilst lowering the r...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNurses: SchoolsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of school nurses.
Answer: Too many children are not receiving the start in life they deserve, and the Government is committed to creating the healthiest generation of children in our history by shifting the focus from treatment to prevention. School nurses have an important role t...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: SchoolsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the new cap on bus fares will include services that are solely for the transport of pupils to and from their place of education.
Answer: The new fare cap will be designed to be as equitable as possible in terms of its support for passengers across England. One of the key principles of the scheme will be to include ‘open’ services which allow any member of public to board. ‘Closed’ school s...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPensions: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11123More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value was of pension tax relief to people paying the (a) 20% and (b) 40% rate in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: Information on estimates of Income Tax relief on pension contributions can be found online in Table 6 of the Private Pension Statistics publication. Estimates of the total value of Income Tax and National Insurance contribution relief, broken down by the ...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPensions: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11122More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received tax relief on their pension contributions at the (a) 20% and (b) 40% rate in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: Information on estimates of Income Tax relief on pension contributions can be found online in Table 6 of the Private Pension Statistics publication. Estimates of the total value of Income Tax and National Insurance contribution relief, broken down by the ...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWealth: EqualityTreasuryTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 900936More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help reduce wealth inequality.
Answer: The Government is committed to making sure everyone pays their fair share of tax, which helps to fund our vital public services.The UK taxes wealth across many different economic activities, helping to ensure that the most well-off in our society make a f...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Standing ChargesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to abolish standing charges on energy bills.
Answer: Standing charges cover the costs energy suppliers take on to provide consumers with electricity. Although they are a commercial matter for suppliers, and are regulated by Ofgem, we know that too much of the burden of the bill is placed on standing charges...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to introduce a permanent ban on the forced installation of prepayment meters.
Answer: Last year, Ofgem introduced stringent rules for the involuntary installation of prepayment meters. Under these new rules, energy suppliers are required to make at least 10 attempts to contact an indebted customer, carry out a site visit prior to involunta...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to issue new guidance on the handling of chickens by their legs.
Answer: We are carefully considering the recommendations in the Animal Welfare Committee’s report on the welfare implications of carrying methods for poultry to ensure the highest standards of animal welfare and will set out next steps in due course.
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Working HoursMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has had discussions with local authorities that are (a) trialing and (b) intend to trial a four-day working week.
Answer: Local authorities are independent employers, responsible for the management and organisation of their own workforces and any announcements on local authorities that are trialling or intending to trial a four-day working week will be made in the usual way.
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of passporting pensioners in receipt of Housing Benefit onto the Winter Fuel Payment for this year, ahead of planned alignment changes.
Answer: We will shortly be directly contacting approximately 120,000 pensioners who are in receipt of Housing Benefit and who may be eligible for, but not currently claiming, Pension Credit. We will be inviting these pensioners to claim Pension Credit ahead of 21...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many additional staff recruited to process additional Pension Credit claims have been appointed.
Answer: Since the announcement to means test Winter Fuel payments, to date we have increased the resource in Pension Credit claims by approximately 500 staff through a combination of internal redeployments, use of external providers and external recruitment. This...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTrains: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make a comparative assessment of the (a) effectiveness and (b) safety of operating train doors by (i) Driver Control Operation and (ii) the driver opening doors and the guard closing them
Answer: We look to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), as the independent safety regulator for Britain’s railways, to ensure operators have the right procedures in place for both driver and guard operated doors to safeguard passengers when embarking and disembarki...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSouth Western Railway: Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will have discussions with South Western Railway on the use of Arterio Class 701 trains.
Answer: Department officials have regular discussions with South-Western Railway on the introduction of the Arterio Class 701 fleet. The first trains have entered passenger service, with a gradual roll out expected over the next two years.
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSouth Western Railway: Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing South Western Railway's Arterio Class 701 trains back into service.
Answer: Department officials have regular discussions with South-Western Railway on the introduction of the Arterio Class 701 fleet. The first trains have entered passenger service, with a gradual roll out expected over the next two years.
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase investment in the children’s mental health system to (a) reduce waiting times and (b) ensure that more (i) children and (ii) young people can access support
Answer: It is unacceptable that too many children and young people are not receiving the mental health care they need, and we know that waits for mental health services are far too long. That is why we will recruit 8,500 additional mental health workers across bo...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPensions: TaxationTreasuryTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9384More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential savings to the public purse if the higher rate of pension tax relief was reduced to (a) 30 and (b) 20 percent.
Answer: The Government does not publish such estimates.
Answered 23 Oct 2024
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